Shares of banks and other financial institutions rose ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision.

Wall Street investment firm Apollo Global Management has agreed to invest $1.5 billion into an offshore-energy asset fund managed by Singapore-based asset manager and operator Keppel.

Former JPMorgan Chase banker Chirayu Rana alleged widespread racial discrimination and harassment on the bank's leveraged-finance team in federal court, introducing new civil-rights charges in a case whose lurid details have captivated Wall Street.

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